F1: Sebastian Vettel wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Vettel matches his most wins in a season – World champion Sebastian Vettel celebrates in Abu Dhabi after winning his 11th race this season, matching his previous best from 2011.

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Vettel matches his most wins in a season – The German triumphed by more than 30 seconds at Yas Marina after starting behind Red Bull teammate Mark Webber, who topped Saturday's qualifying.

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Vettel matches his most wins in a season – Abu Dhabi provides the only day/night race on the F1 calendar.

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Vettel matches his most wins in a season – As the sun sets in the emirate, the floodlights take over.

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Vettel matches his most wins in a season – Vettel won the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2009, and also triumphed the following year. Lewis Hamilton was victor there in 2011, and Kimi Raikkonen succeeded him.

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Story highlights

World champion Sebastian Vettel equals his personal best of 11 wins in a season

Abu Dhabi victory means he can match Michael Schumacher's record of 13

German finishes 30 seconds clear of his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber

Webber second on podium ahead of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg

Whether you like him or not, or think that his dominance is bad for Formula One, there's no denying that Sebastian Vettel is simply unstoppable this season.

Even his teammate Mark Webber, with whom the German's relations have never been warm, admits that Vettel is "in another category."

The four-time world champion won by more than 30 seconds in Abu Dhabi, having started Sunday's race second on the grid behind his veteran Red Bull colleague.

While Webber bounced back from yet another poor start to ensure a 15th 1-2 for the team -- he has only won once from nine poles -- Vettel motored clear once again while his rivals scrapped for minor placings.

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"The car was absolutely brilliant. There is not much more to say. I was flying at stages -- at least it felt like it -- and there were some massive gaps, which was a big surprise," Vettel said.

Vettel has been booed on the podium several times this year -- no doubt in part due to the Malaysia incident when he ignored team orders and passed Webber for victory -- but he celebrated at Yas Marina Sunday as he did in India last weekend on clinching a fourth straight title, with wheelspins.

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Mercedes stayed second ahead of Ferrari in the constructors' standings as 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton was seventh.

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso remained second in the drivers' championship behind Vettel after coming home fifth, working his way up from 10th at the start, while teammate Felipe Massa was eighth.

Force India had both drivers in the points as Paul di Resta was sixth and Adrian Sutil 10th, while McLaren's Sergio Perez was ninth as teammate Jenson Button paid the price for another early scrape and ended up 12th.

Button's fellow former titleholder Kimi Raikkonen had even worse day. Excluded from qualifying --despite setting the fifth quickest time -- after his Lotus failed a technical test on Saturday, the Finn didn't make it past the first lap.

While Vettel began from the pit lane in similar circumstances last year to finish third, Raikkonen -- who is joining Ferrari next season after a pay dispute with Lotus -- started with the tailenders and a ding with a Caterham ended his hopes of repeating his 2012 success in the race.

"We didn't touch hard, but I think the angle was very unlucky and it broke the steering," Raikkonen said.